STATE OF NEW YORK
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1539
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE, PERRY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding the defi-
nition of "minority group member" for purposes of participation by
minority group members and women with respect to state contracts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 310 of the execu-
2 tive law, as added by chapter 261 of the laws of 1988, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (b) [Hispanic] Hispanic/Latino persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican,
5 Dominican, Cuban, Central or South American of either Indian or Hispanic
6 origin, regardless of race;
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
8 the amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 310 of the
9 executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expi-
10 ration of such section and shall be deemed expired therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00187-01-9
